Famous Sights in the English Speaking Countries

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Famous Sights in the English Speaking Countries

• Marika Kivistik
• Juhendaja Marika Anissimov

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Content

• Famous sights in the English-speaking countries
• Sights in Britain
• Saint Pauls Cathedral
• Tower of London
• Buckingham Palace
• Stonehenge
• Statue of Liberty
• The Niagara Falls
• Sydney Opera House
• Empire State Building
• Formation of questions

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Sights in Britain
LONDON
Buckingham Palace
Madam Tussauds
Tower of London
Saint Pauls Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
GREAT BRITAIN
Stonehenge
Lochness
York
Edinburgh Castle
Isle of Man
Bath
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Saint Pauls Cathedral

• The largest cathedral in England
• Architect Sir Christopher Wren designed it
• It was built from 1675 to 1710
• The dome is 111metres from the ground
• Many famous British people are buried in St.Pauls

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The Tower of London

• The oldest part was built in the 11th century
• It has been a fortress,royal palace, a prison and
  a zoo
• Now it is a museum
• The guards is called beafeaters

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Buckingham Palace

• Designed and made in 1914
• Official London residence of the Queen
• It has more than 600 rooms

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Edinburgh Castle

• The most famous of Scottish castles
• It has been a residence of Scotland Kings and
  the Queen Mary I
• It is the home of the Scottish Crown jewels
• Today it is a mixture of palace, fortress,chapel
  and war memorial

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Stonehenge

• An acient monument (over 3000 years old) in
  southern England
• Consists of circles of huge stones
• Stones are up to 7 meters high and weigh
• 25 to 50 tons

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The Statue of Liberty

• It is the symbol of freedom
• It is 46 metres high and weighs 250 tons
• France gave it to the United States in 1884
• Located in the harbour of New York

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The Niagara Falls

• Waterfalls on the border between the United
  States and Canada
• The American Falls in the States
• The Horseshoe Falls in Canada (48m high,120m wide)

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Sydney Opera House

• Was opened in 1973
• Looks like sailes in the wind
• John Utzon (Danish architect) designed it

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Empire State Buliding

• One of the tallest building in the world
• One of the symbols of New York
• Made from glass, steel, aluminium
• It has 6000 windows and 102 stories
• It is 149 meters high

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Formation of questions
Küsisõna Abitegu-sõna Alus Öeldis Sihitis, määrused
When was Tower of London built?
Is The Statue of Liberty symbol of good luck?
Where does Stone- henge lie?
How old is Sydney Opera House?